Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-05-21
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Bridge Petitions Presented-Bills
Allowed, Etc.
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.

OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS.
The board of county commissioners
met on Tuesday, May 10, pursuant to adj
journment, with all the members present
except Mr.. Barton.
The report Of the bridge committee
consisting of Commissioners McCor-
mick, Mahood and Lohnes to investigate
Coulee near Church and Spaulding's
ferry were received and placed on file
and the committee discharged.
The petition from residents OF Grahams
Island township asking for the construc-
ton of a bridge across the coulee near
Spaulding's ferry was taken up and the
board instructed the clerk to return the
petition with directions how to proceed
with the same before the board could act.
On the question of appropriating mon
ey to assist Coulee township in building
a bridge across the coulee at Churchs
Ferry as recommended by the commit
tee, Mr.. Mccormick moved that there be
appropriated from the road and bridge
fund the sum of four hundred dollars, to
be expended by the board of supervisors
of said township to aid in the construc-
ton of said bridge. The motion was
supported by MI. Mahood and carried,
Mr.. Lohnes voting no.
On motion the amount of $3.50, with the
accrued penalty and interest on the tax
of 1884, levied against the personal prop
erty of II. M. Creel, was ordered abated
as soon as the sad Creel pays the bal
ance of his taxes. (The above order was
passed by a former board in October,
1857
A petition was received signed by j.
G. Lamoreaux and others, praying that
the board would take some actionto pre-
vent the fencing and closing of the old
st. Joe trail in Odessa township. The
board were of the opinion that they had
no power to act IN the matter, as the road
was located in an organized township.
On motion of Mr.. Mccormick the petit
ton was dismissed.
The bill of John w. Maher for commits
sions on bonds sold in 1885, amounting
to 1881. so, and referred to the district at
torney at the Aprllsession, was returned
to the board with the recommendation
that it be disailowed, and or motion of
Mr.. Currier, supported by Mr.. Lohnes,
the bill was disallowed.
On motion a recess was taken until
1880 p. m.
Mr.. Mccormick moved that the bill of
G. o. Maloney for drugs furnished to G.
+. Mark, together with the proposals for
bids to prescribe and furnish medicine
for the county poor, with the accepted
bid, be referred to the district attorney,
with directions that he ADVISE the board
as to the responsibility in the matter.
On motion of Mr.. Mahood the county
treasurer was directed to abate all pen
atty and interest from the tax list of1883
to such parties as will pay the tax prior
to July l, 1887, Mr.. Mccormick yot-
ing no.
On motion of MI. Mccormick, r. ia
cobson was reappointed road supervisor
in township 1876 mo. 15), who present
ed his bond as such supervisor, which
was on motion approved.
On motion, James V. Brooke was ap-
; pointed county justice of the peace to fill
the unexpired term of w. w. Wishart,
resigned.
The following bills were on motion al.
lowed and the clerk was dlsected to draw
the warrants for the different amounts
N. s. Terwilliger, constable foes in